Lack of special border measures before UK coronavirus lockdown was 'serious mistake'

Thousands of infections were brought to UK in 10 days prior to lockdown, MPs say

The government’s failure to impose special border measures such as mandatory self-isolation in the run-up to the UK coronavirus lockdown was “a serious mistake” that significantly increased the pace and scale of the epidemic, MPs have concluded in a damning report.

Between January and mid-March, non-mandatory guidance to self-isolate for 14 days was issued to travellers from designated high-risk countries, including China, Iran and Italy, but not Spain. Yet on 13 March this guidance was withdrawn.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Xtd1H8

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